Day 172 - 12 Oct 95 - Page 17
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2 MR. RAMPTON: I have something to mention, therefore, since we
3 seem to be dealing with administration, if I may. First,
4 regarding the Bath documents, though your Lordship has not
5 made a ruling, I think I would perceive your Lordship's
6 mind clearly enough to know what we ought to start doing.
7 There is quite a lot to do. Your Lordship did not -----
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9 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I am expecting Mr. Dudley to come back with
10 the ruling shortly.
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12 MR. RAMPTON: That is very good. That adds fuel to what I am
13 about to say, I think, which is that there will be a
14 considerable amount to do in relation to the Bath
15 documents, but we would like to have -- and I think, in the
16 event, will need -- the assistance of a McDonald's person
17 from the original office to get all the material together,
18 because Mrs. Brinley-Codd cannot go down and spend a day
19 and a half or two days at Bath doing it herself.
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21 The reason I raise it is that your Lordship said originally
22 to Mr. Richards tht he should not talk to any McDonald's
23 people. The person from the Regional Office who is not
24 part of the Bath outfit will probably need Mr. Richards'
25 help in finding the exact documents, which we will by then
26 have identified. I just ask your Lordship's leave that for
27 that logistical exercise the person from Regional Office
28 should be able to speak to Mr. Richards as needed -- just
29 about the documents only, of course.
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31 MR. MORRIS: We do not have any objection.
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33 MR. RAMPTON: The other thing is this: your Lordship said
34 yesterday -- and, indeed, on a previous occasion -- that
35 you would only sit two days of the week beginning
36 23rd October, that being Mr. Morris' half term week; choice
37 Mr. Morris' discretion. I would ask actually, if I may --
38 and there is a very good reason for it -- that your
39 Lordship should say now that we should not sit in any event
40 on Monday the 23rd.
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42 MR. MORRIS: If it helps, I was planning to make it the Thursday
43 and the Friday.
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45 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Unless there is anything you want to say on
46 the topic, make your choice, any two days of the Tuesday to
47 Friday, preferably back to back. But we will not sit on
48 the Monday.
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50 MR. MORRIS: That is fine.
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52 MR. RAMPTON: The only other thing I would say is that I would
53 like to know fairly soon who else besides Mr. Whittle is
54 going to come next at the end of next week, Wednesday and
55 Thursday.
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57 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Can you help any further on that at the
58 moment, Mr. Morris?
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60 MR. MORRIS: No, I cannot help any more, but that was something
